Civil Air Patrol · •Professional Development and Advance Professional Series Capstones are going away soon. •Replaced by FEMA Emergency Management Professional Program of Basic,

CAP Emergency Services

Professional Development

&

Instructor Certification

Programs

Civil Air Patrol

CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES

Webinar Presenters

John Desmarais

Director of Operations

National Headquarters

Lt Col / Dr. Bob Ditch

IAEM & EMI Liaison

National Headquarters

Webinar Rules of

Engagement

• Members in the field will be in listen only mode. We have

over one hundred members to participate, so having

everyone with an open microphone is not supportable.

• We will try to answer questions throughout the webinar

though. Just type your questions, and we will either

answer you directly via text or provide a voice answer to

your question.

• The webinar itself, questions, and chat log are being

recorded, so please remain respectful.



Challenge:

• Access by CAP members to FEMA Emergency

Management and Emergency Services courses varies

across nation due to state budgets, application policies,

course delivery schedules, distances, as well as other

limitations.

• CAP has qualified and experienced instructors, but no

means to access course materials, tests, administrative

support, and permission to conduct classes.

Purpose:

• Provides a multi-faceted approach to accessing FEMA

resident and non-resident training programs

- Streamlining admissions and enrollment for CAP.

- Opening enrollment for nation-wide access.

- Building a cadre of CAP Instructors to deliver

courses across all Wings.

• Gives Wing CCs opportunity to guide Wing needs.



Types of Courses:

• *E-Series: FEMA/EMI resident courses. Registration is

approved by Wing CC; not state or regional FEMA offices.

• *E-Series T-t-T: FEMA/EMI resident courses. Registration

approved by CAP/DO; only taught at EMI.

• L-Series FEMA non-resident courses. Registration is

approved by Wing CC and host.

*Travel Reimbursed/Lodging Free



Types of Courses:

• L-Series CAP Instructed non-resident courses. Registration

approved by Wing CC and testing/certificates are provided

through eServices on Learning Management System (LMS).

• G-Series FEMA Courses. Provided through state

Emergency Management Authority (EMA). State

establishes enrollment policies.

• G-Series CAP Instructed FEMA Courses. Taught by NHQ

approved instructors; testing and certificates through LMS.



CAP L and G Series Course Delivery Process:

• Wing CC approves and requests course to be taught.

• Certified instructors provided by CAP/DO; funding comes

from Wing for travel, lodging, printing, advertising,

services/supplies, and facilities. Appropriated training

funds may be used with prior approval and coordination

with the NOC since some of these aren’t normal expenses.

• Electronic course materials provided by CAP/DOSI

• Instructors enroll student CAPIDs through CAP/DOSI

• Upon completion students take tests in eServices LMS.

• eServices provides results and certificates; LMS updates

SQTRs automatically.



Indicates not available



Open class









Names & CAPIDS

Courses:

• ICS 300 & 400

• G191 - EOC/ICS Interface

• G235 - Emergency Management Planning

• G289 - Public Information PIO Awareness

• G290 - Public Information Basic PIO

• G291 - JIC/JIS Planning and Operations

• G775 - EOC Operations & Planning



Courses:

• O305 - All Hazards Incident Management Team

• L950 - All Hazards Incident Commander

• L952 - All Hazards Public Information Officer

• L954 - All Hazards Safety Officer

• L956 - All Hazards Liaison Officer

• L958 - All Hazards Operations Section Chief

• L960 - All Hazards Division/Group Supervisor



Courses:

• L962 - All Hazards Planning Section Chief

• L967 - All Hazards Logistics Section Chief

• L973 - All Hazards Finance & Admin Sec Chief

• L984 - All Hazards Task Force/Strike Team Leader

• L986 - All Hazards Air Support Group Supervisor

• L987 - All Hazards Introduction to Air Operations



Purpose:

• Provides a nation-wide cadre of highly

qualified/certified instructors to conduct

FEMA sponsored Emergency Management,

Incident Command, Incident Management

Team, Position Specific, and Public

Information Officer Courses / Testing /

Certification for CAP.



Based upon:

• Recommendations/Approvals (Wing/CC and CAP/DO)

• Completion of both Basic and Train-the-Trainer Courses

• Ops Quals and Incident Management experience

• FEMA Instructor - Course Qualification Standards

• Teaching credentials and experience

• Validation testing (eServices/LMS)



Universal Credential Criteria: Required for all CAP

Instructors teaching FEMA courses and using tests

and certificates administered through NHQ

eServices/LMS.

Course Specific Criteria: Required to teach

individual G, O, and L series courses for CAP



Universal Credential Criteria: Members must be,

• Recommended by Wing/CC to teach in their Wing/State

• Approved by CAP/DO (Certification Authority)

• Recognized in their state or agency as an instructor or

teacher

• Licensed, certified, or credentialed as an instructor or

teacher (e.g. State Department of Education, NFPA,

IFSAC/ProBoard, EMI, CDP, NAEMSE, others)

• Two years adult learning and teaching experience



Course Specific Criteria: Required to teach individual G,

O, and L series courses.

• G 191, G775, and ICS 300/400

- Completion of L or E449 ICS Instructor Course

- IC2 qualified or in training

- Completion of LMS Test with 90% score

- Experience teaching the course outside of CAP

- Meet specific FEMA Instructor requirements for

teaching G-Series course



Course Specific Criteria: Required to teach individual G,

O, and L series courses.

• All-Hazards Position Specific Courses (L-900 Series)

- Completion of FEMA TTT for the course

- Completion of 0-305 Course (Recommended)

- CAP Certification in position within SQTRs (2 years)

- Completion of LMS Test with 90% score



Course Specific Criteria:

• 0-305 (All-Hazards IMT)

- ICS 300/400 Instructor

- Completion of FEMA 0-305 TTT Course

- Completion of LMS testing with 90%

- Completion of one FEMA All-Hazards Position

Specific Course



Course Specific Criteria:

• G235 – Completion of In-Resident Course

• G289, 290, and 291 (FEMA PIO Courses)

- Master PAO (Lead Instructor, Assts – Senior PAO)

- Completion of All-Hazards PIO Course (TTT preferred)

- Demonstrated performance of skills outlined in FEMA

Instructor criteria for courses

- Completion of LMS testing with 90% score

- Approved by CAP/PA and CAP/DO



Recertification Criteria:

• Recommended by Wing CC and approved by CAP/DO.

• Accomplished every three years.

• Individual instructors should teach class once each year for

ICS 300/400 and other G, L and O courses, preferably

more often though.


Instructor Re-Certification

• Professional Development and Advance Professional

Series Capstones are going away soon.

• Replaced by FEMA Emergency Management Professional

Program of Basic, Advanced, and Executive Academies

• Basic Academy is one 2-week and four 2/3-day courses

with 159 hours taught at EMI and in 12 states.

• Advanced Academy is four classes all taught at EMI.

• Executive Academy is four classes all taught at EMI.

• CAP is looking at teaching Basic Academy at NESA, other

ES academies and at National Conference (2-day classes).


FEMA/EMI Academies

CAP Requirements for Teaching Basic Academy

• Significant Emergency Management, not just CAP ES

experience.

• Qualified CAP ES Instructor.

• Completion of Basic FEMA Academy TTT at EMI

• Willingness to teach all five classes.

• Approved by CAP/DO.


FEMA/EMI Academies

Questions?

Contact for further Questions

Lt Col / Dr. Bob Ditch

(480) 298-2603 or

[email protected]

Documents

Civil Air Patrol · •Professional Development and Advance Professional Series Capstones are going away soon. •Replaced by FEMA Emergency Management Professional Program of Basic,